Taxing speculators more for sitting on unused land is a priority for Detroit mayoral candidate Fred Durhal, who wants to slash $500 off property tax bills for Detroit homeowners. Durhal told Michigan Chronicle in an interview last week the goal of the proposal is to ensure productive use of land across the city. He wants the city to get aggressive going after owners of blighted property. His plan is to lower the property tax millage for residents by about 19.5 mills and make up for it by charging speculators more. "Folks who are either sitting on land that is non-owner occupied or is underdeveloped. We always...

(photo cred to Lo Braden from the Detroit Creator Shoot in partnership with Micah Shumake) Amber M. Lewis, known online as Social N The City, is on a mission: bring the booming $250 billion creator economy to Detroit and keep it here. Tired of flying to New York and D.C. for influencer opportunities, Lewis decided to flip the script and turn Detroit into a destination, not a detour. Through her company, Social N The City, she’s building a full-blown creator ecosystem in the Motor City with the kind of gusto Motown legends would applaud. “Detroit has incredible talent,” Lewis said. “We just lack the infrastructure. I’m...

Outgoing Morehouse College president David Thomas, alumnus Chad Rhodes and incoming president Dr. F. DuBois Bowman. Photo: Samuel Robinson The distinguished Men of Morehouse from the Morehouse Alumni Association Detroit Chapter gathered at Chandelier downtown on Thursday to raise money for the HBCU and honor the school's outgoing president. The Detroit alumni chapter held its inaugural president's reception as a send-off to outgoing president Dr. David Thomas, the 12th president in the institution's history. Incoming president Dr. F. DuBois Bowman told Michigan Chronicle he loves to see Detroit's talent pipeline and connection to Morehouse. "There's so much talent that comes out of the city," Bowman said....

State Representative Donavan McKinney stood on Detroit’s northeast side as a child, witnessing firsthand the impact of housing insecurity, low wages, and inconsistent government support. His family moved more than a dozen times. His mother held multiple jobs to keep the lights on. That upbringing shaped how he approaches policy, accountability, and political service. Now, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has endorsed McKinney for Congress in Michigan’s 13th District. The endorsement came just six weeks into McKinney’s campaign, making it the first public show of support in the race from a sitting U.S. Senator. The move signals Sanders’s alignment with McKinney’s legislative record and policy priorities in...